From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstancestance /stɑːns $ stæns/ ●○○ noun [countable usually singular]1OPINIONan opinion that is stated publiclySYN standstance on
What is your stance on environmental issues?stance against
a strong stance against abortiontake/adopt a stance
The president has adopted a tough stance on terrorism.2STANDa position in which you stand, especially when playing a sport
a fighting stanceExamples from the Corpusstance• The stability of a stancedepends upon the distribution of the body weight.• His head kept dipping and his wingshalf opening as he tried to retain his balance on his awkwardstance.• The council has taken a pro-growth, pro-business stance on developmentissues.• As a result, market intelligence is limited, and has led to contradictorystances being adopted by different companies.• But other community groups are taking a markedly different stance.• The Dodson aunts take pride in his stance in this hour of crisis.• The club's golfpro gave me some pointers on my stance and swing.• The officialstance is that the lottery money should be used for the arts and education.• Why not love everyone instead of interacting from the oppositestance?• The political stance of the paper means it is unlikely to report the affair in a balanced way.• His stupidstancefills me with wildhope.• Deng closely aligned himself with this stance.• His toughstance on crimeappeals to voters.strong stance• Having come to power that year, she was advocating a strong stance in the face of the Soviet arms build-up.• The Mutawas offered the fathermoral support in his strong stance and showered him with accolades for his religiousconviction.Originstance(1500-1600)Old Frenchestance, from Vulgar Latinstantia, from Latinstare“to stand”
